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旁觀

旁觀

See also: 旁观

Chinese

		beside; one side; other beside; one side; other; side; self	Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch Taoist monastery; to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold
trad. (旁觀)		旁	觀
simp. (旁观)		旁	观

Verb

旁觀

to be an onlooker; to look on; to stand by

Derived terms

冷眼旁觀／冷眼旁观 (lěngyǎn pángguān)
旁觀者／旁观者 (pángguānzhě)
旁觀者審，當局者迷／旁观者审，当局者迷
旁觀者清／旁观者清
旁觀袖手／旁观袖手

束手旁觀／束手旁观
當局者迷，旁觀者清／当局者迷，旁观者清 (dāngjúzhěmí, pángguānzhěqīng)
縮手旁觀／缩手旁观
袖手旁觀／袖手旁观 (xiùshǒu pángguān)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pángguān

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pong⁴ gun¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phòng-kôn
Min Nan (POJ): pông-koan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: pángguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pangrguan
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑŋ³⁵ ku̯a̠n⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pong⁴ gun¹
  - Yale: pòhng gūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pong⁴ gun¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːŋ²¹ kuːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phòng-kôn
  - Hakka Romanization System: pongˇ gon´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pong² gon¹
  - IPA: /pʰoŋ¹¹ kon²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pông-koan
  - Tâi-lô: pông-kuan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pongkoafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kuan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔŋ¹³⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔŋ²³⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/